The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, AKA The Hopkinsville Goblin Case
First Reported: 1955, Christian County, Kentucky Classification: Extraterrestrial
History: On the evening of August 21, 1995, Billy Ray Taylor of Pennsylvania was visiting the Sutton family’s farm. Going outside to get a drink from the water pump at 7 PM, he reported seeing strange lights in the western sky. After going inside and alerting the Suttons, the family sloughed his story off as shooting stars. At 8 PM, strange noises were outside by all. Taylor and one of the Sutton men, Elmer, went outside with guns to investigate. A strange creature was sighted in nearby trees. It began to approach the two men. They began to shoot at it. The bullets seemed to have no affect on the beast, which was described as a gremlin-like being, silvery in color with talon hands. The men ran inside. While inside, the creature (or possible creatures) continued to harass them by tapping on the windows and running across their roof, jumping and dodging bullets in ways that defied gravity. At 11 PM they were able to flee the property and seek refuge at the local police station. At the same time, a nearby state trooper independently reported seeing unusual “meteor-like objects” fly over him. Twenty police officers then accompanied the Suttons and Taylor back to the property. All the Suttons and Mr. Taylor were deemed sober and sane. Taking note of the massive amount of ordnance expelled on the property, the police also reported odd, inexplicable lights coming from beyond the property. Neighbors independently reported similar findings. After the police left around 2:15 AM, the creatures returned to harass the family once more. They then left around 4:45 AM and never returned again.
Possible Explanation: The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter is interesting because the Air Force later investigated the incident. In 1957 the Air Force concluded that the creature was a silver-painted monkey escaped from the circus, and that there was known meteor activity at the time of the incident. And while this does sound a lot like a load of bull, it also should be noted that while Suttons and Mr. Taylor were deemed “sane and sober”, they were known moonshiners.
Legacy: The incident was picked up by many media outlets and made the Sutton farm a tourist attraction. The Suttons defended to their graves it was not a hoax and tried many ways to repel these unwanted visitors, eventually refusing to talk about the event at all.
First Reported: 1955, Christian County, Kentucky Classification: Extraterrestrial
History: On the evening of August 21, 1995, Billy Ray Taylor of Pennsylvania was visiting the Sutton family’s farm. Going outside to get a drink from the water pump at 7 PM, he reported seeing strange lights in the western sky. After going inside and alerting the Suttons, the family sloughed his story off as shooting stars. At 8 PM, strange noises were outside by all. Taylor and one of the Sutton men, Elmer, went outside with guns to investigate. A strange creature was sighted in nearby trees. It began to approach the two men. They began to shoot at it. The bullets seemed to have no affect on the beast, which was described as a gremlin-like being, silvery in color with talon hands. The men ran inside. While inside, the creature (or possible creatures) continued to harass them by tapping on the windows and running across their roof, jumping and dodging bullets in ways that defied gravity. At 11 PM they were able to flee the property and seek refuge at the local police station. At the same time, a nearby state trooper independently reported seeing unusual “meteor-like objects” fly over him. Twenty police officers then accompanied the Suttons and Taylor back to the property. All the Suttons and Mr. Taylor were deemed sober and sane. Taking note of the massive amount of ordnance expelled on the property, the police also reported odd, inexplicable lights coming from beyond the property. Neighbors independently reported similar findings. After the police left around 2:15 AM, the creatures returned to harass the family once more. They then left around 4:45 AM and never returned again.
Possible Explanation: The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter is interesting because the Air Force later investigated the incident. In 1957 the Air Force concluded that the creature was a silver-painted monkey escaped from the circus, and that there was known meteor activity at the time of the incident. And while this does sound a lot like a load of bull, it also should be noted that while Suttons and Mr. Taylor were deemed “sane and sober”, they were known moonshiners.
Legacy: The incident was picked up by many media outlets and made the Sutton farm a tourist attraction. The Suttons defended to their graves it was not a hoax and tried many ways to repel these unwanted visitors, eventually refusing to talk about the event at all.
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